Guardian 25,209 – Rufus
A fairly gentle start to the year from Rufus – I quite liked 13 and 21. Across 5 REAPED P[hysical] E[ducation] in READ=study 6 RECENT CE=church in RENT=schism 9 STRAYS STAYS with R[ight] … Read more >>
Day: 3 January 2011
Azed 2013/Boxing Day
I missed the boat on this one. Later than I thought with this post. Work? Anyway, a couple of disappointing wordplays that escape me with a few very good clues with very well-hidden … Read more >>
Genius 90 / Crucible
I am a last minute stand-in and it may be difficult for me to remember what I did a month ago, particularly with the festivities in between, so please excuse any errors or … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic No 581 by Pan
I think this one fills the Quiptic slot very well, with no obscurities of vocabulary, construction or references. ACROSS 1 PANATELLA Anagram (‘change’) of ‘lent a pal’ + ‘a’. 6 COST Envelope of … Read more >>
Independent 7555 by Raich
*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, CD=cryptic def, DD=double def, sp=spoonerism I swapped this blogging spot with NMSIndy, which in retrospect is rather fortunate, as it would otherwise have left him with a rather too … Read more >>
Private Eye/Cyclops 433 – Pseudocruciverbalism
Christmas at the Eye – another year – another big grid with proportionally inflated prize**. Preamble: Twelve clues, lacking definition, lead to the names of people quoted in Pseuds Corner in 2010. While … Read more >>